A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow.

    新点子很脆弱。它可能被一次嘲笑或一个哈欠杀死，可能被一个玩笑刺死，或者因合适人选皱起眉头而忧虑致死。

    ─查尔斯·布劳尔（Charles Brower，美国已故探险家）